Disaster Relief

Merry Fitzpatrick oversees disaster relief and disaster response, microfinance, livelihoods, management of US government grants, and gift-in-kind programs and is developing programming for high-risk countries. She coordinates with area directors to advise, train and support field staff, enhancing ministry through increasingly effective program design and implementation. She is building staff capacity to respond to emergencies, to complete assessments, and to integrate relief and development to achieve long-term results. Merry has worked in emergency relief since 1996.
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World Concern is a nonprofit Christian humanitarian organization that has been serving some of the world's poorest people for over 50 years. As part of CRISTA Ministries, we are rated a Four Star Charity, the highest possible rating by Charity Navigator (see the rating). World Concern helps sponsor children, educate people, fight hunger and poverty, set up microfinance to help the poor, perform vocational and business training, provide health and medical services, dig wells and provide clean drinking water, and give disaster response and relief when needed.
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Disaster Relief Journal – Visit to Church – Part 2
[4 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]

Ayamba, our Congolese logistics officer surprised me today. He was the preacher of the day. He said he preaches at the local church about once every month or so and this was his third time preaching there.
About 6 months ago there was a general assembly meeting and the attendees were broken into groups for a debate. The topic was whether or not just giving the tithe is enough. He spoke for his group and the church leaders were so impressed that they asked him to be a regular guest speaker.

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Disaster Relief Journal – Visit to Church – Part 1
[4 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]

Attending church in other countries is always an experience. You are an observer and an observed, but you are also an equal participant and become a part of the local life, if only for a couple of hours. Goz Beida is in a Muslim region of Chad, but Chadians come here from Christian regions looking for work or with the government or army, often related to disaster relief. A church has sprung up here to serve these workers.